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[@jaeger.editz_]

The clones were the coolest part about Star Wars while also being the saddest.

[@geetslys]

Well said.

[@brickcinemastudios]

oof but tru

[@eggwithaknife6575]

True

[@eggwithaknife6575]

There were over 60000 clone deaths (edit: on screen)

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@eggwithaknife6575 nah it's MUCH MUCH more

[@murderousintent7838]

Average life of a battle droid 1. Sit in box 2. Be taken out of box 3. Go into battle 4. If you aren’t blasted to bits, repeat

[@mrsmith5939]

Roger. Roger.

[@ikrIkarus]

if you are blasted to bits, possibly get repaired and repeat. I guess some of them were unfortunate enough to die like a dozen times, though they probably got their memory wiped.

[@GGBones]

they aren't real people though it doesn't matter they were programmed but the clones were actually humans

[@murderousintent7838]

@@GGBones droids are sentient creatures if you weren't aware, just like organics. Programming was just limitations placed on their sentience to keep them in line

[@Skaven_is_greatest]

@@GGBones clones are not the same as people they are clones

[@piercepayumo4212]

"Were just Clones sir. We're meant to be expendable."

[@Fi_Sci_]

“Not to me.”

[@jerakona7658]

Not to me

[@jerakona7658]

@@Fi_Sci_ Four seconds difference damn

[@boneybaron2508]

Not to me you are too damn expensive to just throw away now get back to work

[@SomethingThatRhymes]

Damn it, now I must updoot

[@aclonetrooper2059]

Sometimes I just stare at the wall and think. I don’t think good things.

[@simpleclonetrooper2740]

I think of all the brothers we lost during the war....

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

PLEDGE YOURSELF TO KHORNE! YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO THINK AGAIN! *BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!*

[@aclonetrooper2059]

@@twohorsesinamancostume7606 I only speak for The Gravemind.

[@Aredel]

@@twohorsesinamancostume7606 SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!

[@coreystockdale6287]

@@twohorsesinamancostume7606 milk for the korne flakes

[@casper_270]

The life of a clone is kinda sad the majority probably think they’re expendable

[@geetslys]

Basically.

[@tommyjackson5520]

They are. It was what they were born for.

[@HazzaBlast]

Not to me.

[@urbancyber3603]

There not living beings a living beings is something beings born from a other person or thing they were bron in tube things and I guess artificially created by the Kaminos scientists

[@casper_270]

@@urbancyber3603 just because they’re clones does not mean they’re droids they are living beings that have the same organs and feelings we do

[@samantoniades3796]

"to die for a republic that kept them enslaved for ideals of freedom they had never known and never would" That really got me

[@MajorBaker-vz9go]

Felt like America

[@lonniedwayne9549]

@@MajorBaker-vz9go , Nope. Not really. You're on KZbin commenting right now, so there's that. Are you even from America? Lol

[@MajorBaker-vz9go]

@@lonniedwayne9549 lol in fact I am from America. Moved here from Germany. I can say this country is trash

[@josephperdue8469]

A lot of Vets can sympathize with these fictional characters...serving or dying for a country that hates us...

[@Fi_Sci_]

Clone wars handled it best proving just how difficult the war was for everyone, the clones especially, with how often they lost the brothers they trained beside from birth. And the “lucky ones” that did endure and survive have nothing to show for it, merely just relics of a war that were discarded by Palpatine.

[@boneybaron2508]

Geetsly actually covers what happens to them after the war and they were treated remarkably well by palpatine after the Empire formed

[@Fi_Sci_]

@@boneybaron2508 hmm he just let the remaining clones live the simple life and die naturally 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@boneybaron2508]

@@Fi_Sci_ after fighting In one of the largest bloodiest conflicts in history wouldn't that be awesome? Also they mostly chose to stay in the military with lots of vacation time think vegas disney and a luxury resort all rolled up in one planet that was where they went on vacation

[@Fi_Sci_]

@@boneybaron2508 no doubt about that, losing so many brothers makes a vacation/Retirement very worthwhile. And also provides plenty of time to reflect on life, and likely even realize the Jedi they betrayed were never truly the villains, and that they were only programmed to believe that.

[@boneybaron2508]

@@Fi_Sci_ A) better than nothing B) there is nothing that can make up for a clones hellish life C)most jedi absolutely were the villain because they treated their clones like the droids they fought or absolute trash jedi like Obi-wan and Anakin were the exception not the rule D) palpatine did a great job caring for the clones even if it was for bad reasons. The Clones were given much more respect and a government they could actually believe because of palpatine Palpatine did all this for the worst possible reasons but from a clone's POV palpatine was the greatest thing to ever happen to them

[@soyboi6979]

I always loved that one clone made it out and started a family. I always felt sad for the one who was deserted on a planet and didn't even know the clone wars ended.

[@dragonslayer7724]

The deserter who started a family was Cut. The one who was left on a planet for several years is (I'm not sure who you're referring to here, but I assume it's Able, a Legends-only clone trooper who served under Shaak Ti.)

[@georgehopkins9139]

The clone who didn’t know clone wars ended was kicks and he knew about order 66 so separatists captured him but they crashed and he woke up years later in his pod after the clone wars had ended

[@jaredschmidt8013]

@@georgehopkins9139 Nah that was Fives who knew about Order 66

[@CommanderFox2020]

Cut started a family and kix was frozen for like 50 years

[@CommanderFox2020]

@@jaredschmidt8013kix also knew but he was captured and frozen before he could tell the council

[@kaidorade1317]

“It’s hard to see yourself as a slave when you don’t notice your chains”. Damn! Who’s cutting onions?

[@zexalbrony4799]

"We Clones have mixed feelings about the war. Some wish it never happened, but without it we wouldn't exist." Also, yes I for one am all for learning about the life of Battle Droids.

[@aquaisuseful682]

I used to be a brony. Good keeping the fandom alive.

[@zexalbrony4799]

@@aquaisuseful682 Thank you.

[@Thug_Nuts1]

@@aquaisuseful682 he is a subhuman

[@MrPr1nglz]

@@Thug_Nuts1 Is that short for Superb Human? What a very nice compliment

[@tristankawatsuma8962]

You have to admit it makes the whole thing complicated. It’s easy to criticize the Kaminoans, Republic, the Jedi, and the Sith for how they use and treat the clones, but then you realize them, they wouldn’t even exist in the first place. A lot of clones might have viewed their service to the Republic as a way to pay back for being alive in the first place, though that might have made several not even be bothered by the fact they were never paid and always had to rely on the army for food and shelter. It always makes me wonder what would have happened to the clones of Palpatine had failed, but the Republic still won the war? I suppose eventually they would be decommissioned, but it wouldn’t happen as soon as it did in the Empire. First of all in such a timeline the whole Palpatine plot would have to be exposed for him to lose. So public opinion of the clones would fall whether or not they took the chip into account. Kaminoans would also get a hit on their popularity. For better or worse, I could imagine the Senate ordering the two species to stay on Kamino because they no longer trust them. The Republic was in the edge of becoming an empire and it would take years to reform to reverse everything. Instead of a new army being formed out of patriotism, the next generation of soldiers would be out of pragmatism since the Senate would probably be rushing to rid the Republic of internal threats. I do wonder if banishment would eventually lead to the Kaminoans and the Clones establishing a close relationship or if it would eventually erupt into the clones of the older generations launching a coup against the Kaminoan government.

[@RileygoodVideos]

I desperately want a Disney+ Star Wars series that actually puts efforts to showing how brutal it was being a clone.

[@mattbeast38]

Unfortunately Disney won’t do that. They cancelled a FPS Star Wars game for having some blood after being injured

[@rachelcourchene3453]

@@mattbeast38 yeah disney would have went insane over revenge of the sith and there was only 3 major deaths in the sequels i think

[@Cybernaut551]

Perhaps a psychological horror.

[@soundshock9357]

@@rachelcourchene3453 man Disney suck

[@jayholland4550]

It already exists (Umbara)

[@Trooper-pb9rx]

Honestly it’s just sad. Like the homies have it the worst and no one gave a shit.

[@mrwindupbird101]

The worst part is the few people who did were probably killed by them (i.e. Plo Koon) against their will. Just layers and layers of tragedy.

[@brandenbosserman7162]

Gretzky’s: the clone battles were terrifying and full of desperation. Also clones: “Ight now who wants to have fun and shoot some clankers eh?”

[@slitherthewizardofwither6959]

Probably something they do during them before the battle to psych themselves up

[@brandenbosserman7162]

@@slitherthewizardofwither6959 yeah

[@TheTrollMastah]

I prefer Temuera Morrison and the OG BF2 campaign

[@brandenbosserman7162]

@@TheTrollMastah ?

[@TheTrollMastah]

@@brandenbosserman7162 Have you never played the original Battlefront 2? And Temuera Morrison is better than dee Bradley baker. If you even know who they are

[@menace6734]

Plo Koon and Anakin were like the only generals they could relate or talk to.

[@mna-vlogs2130]

Obi wan too

[@starcraft8555]

@@mna-vlogs2130 they were all good Jedi... even from a certain point of view

[@aguilasfan96]

Amazing how a bunch of clones still have much more individuality then all the characters in the sequels combined

[@kakyoin9716]

They also don't lie about heritage!

[@pilothaha]

CIS: they’re being enslaved! Also CIS: *kills and tortures many clones*

[@overlorddante]

The best propaganda is based on truth.

[@ajb6359]

Just propaganda

[@SomethingThatRhymes]

I hope we get to see more about the daily lives of clones in The Bad Batch

[@christophervoiers8517]

We don't

[@wildfire9280]

@@christophervoiers8517 11/10

[@elee1621]

I love how Geetslys is such a clone lives matter advocate. Really makes this feel real, like I'm in Star Wars protesting clone treatment, trying to gain support to address the Senate on the implications of clone slavery.

[@stoneminer4464]

I've been thinking of presenting a clone adoption program to the Senate for a while now, but I have a feeling they'd reject it on the grounds that "they wouldn't be as effective soldiers"

[@TINYTINEY]

Tell that to Sargent Kal lol, he just about adopts any clone

[@TINYTINEY]

It’s in the republic commandos book series

[@foisopracurtir6389]

@@TINYTINEY They should put "and (literal)Father to his men" in his description on wookipedia

[@TINYTINEY]

I absolutely agree

[@robertbarrows6687]

Wonder why Anakin never showed second thoughts about the Clones considering he was a slave. Hell he should have been lobbying (using his influence as the Hero of the Clone Wars) to actually give the Troopers rights and freedoms.

[@nostalgicvibes3122]

Probably a writer oversight

[@ajb6359]

Got distracted by his wife

[@mrwindupbird101]

If he hadn't turned into a one man war crime at the end of the war, he might have well done that. He wanted to become a Jedi so he could free slaves so it'd make sense that after the war was over they'd probably be one of his first priorities.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

He did treat the clones under his command pretty well AFAIK.

[@FalconWindblader]

Short answer, privilege. a lot of the downtrodden ones who didn't grow up with decent morals to uphold would quickly end up being washed over by any newfound privilege they've found. their past days as the ones being the oppressed, to these people, would become a drive for them to never again fall to such positions ever FOR THEMSELVES, instead of actually fighting to end the very oppression they've faced. you'd think that it's natural for the oppressed to sympathized with other oppressed people, yet history has taught us again & again, that a lot of oppressors actually started out as oppressed people as well.

[@HyperBlueRBLX]

Clones are People Too

[@geetslys]

Good-looking people.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Very true. They look the same but they’re all different

[@Mr.Boyo13]

Literally,they are living sentient beings

[@aclonetrooper2059]

Not to _them._ They treat us like mindless hounds. Oh, what fun it’s going to be when we carve the flesh from their skin!

[@generalgrevious5135]

@@aclonetrooper2059 how was genesis

[@thetaker6086]

The clones lives" why are we here just to suffer."

[@wayothefro3249]

I really wish that the clone wars delved more into the minds of clones who deserted because that season 2 episode is really interesting, but I feel like it barely touched the surface of what could've been a really cool aspect about the clones.

[@maxinefinnfoxen]

I agree, it would have been nice to see the life of a clone squadron that deserted instead of the stereotyped tv show we're getting soon of those mutant clones.

[@seanpurce2287]

5:26 damn he really said that super nonchalantly

[@fezza6143]

haha

[@Weenerwarrior04]

Something that the clones had that you didn’t mention is the gift of purpose. They knew exactly why they existed and why they fought. They didn’t have to worry about external struggles like money, food, shelter, etc... it’s a gift many of us still don’t appreciate or don’t understand.

[@mrwindupbird101]

The problem with that is that they all knew the war wouldn't last forever and we see them echo this sentiment often. Imagine the existential dread of knowing that if you fulfill your purpose, do your best and manage to survive, you'd be left with most of your life without one anymore. Especially for a being that's always had a purpose.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

@@mrwindupbird101 Plenty of regular normal human soldiers have this problem when wars end, too. So it can only be exponentially worse for a clone soldier

[@FalconWindblader]

A gift, at what cost? sure, they don't have to worry about money, food, shelter, bla bla bla... cuz they've to worry about if they're gonna serve under some incompetent piece of shit of a jedi commanding officer somewhere, & if they're gonna come back alive, among other shit they have to put up with that most of us civies would never appreciate nor understand. gift of purpose is only a gift when it's something YOU discover for yourself, NOT when it's something that got shoved down your throat whether you like it or not.

[@keijimorita1849]

@@mrwindupbird101 Sounds like computer programming. Do your job well enough & you'll be let go for being unnecessary.

[@Vivigreeny25]

Their purpose was literally to die for people who couldn’t care less???

[@boneybaron2508]

"At least commander fox had to endure it too" XD that is why I watch your channel

[@soundwavea5888]

@Owen Leopold Not everyone

[@twodimensional6887]

@@soundwavea5888 He could have at least set to stun

[@soundwavea5888]

@@twodimensional6887 he could've, yet he followed orders to point. Fives held a DC-15S carbine blaster to the Chancellor and not to mention he did warn fives not to go for the gun.

[@twodimensional6887]

@@soundwavea5888 Good point

[@Ashtonj7116]

@Owen Leopold he was just following orders

[@boneybaron2508]

"Clone Commandos had it worst" was this worth it though to at least have a chance at having something close to a person who cares about you as a person besides your batch mates?

[@nerdyspinosaurid]

*Commandoes, not Commanders

[@dariuslane7893]

Commandos*

[@boneybaron2508]

Thanks for the spell check I completely missed it🤣

[@patricioperez7323]

And I thought the clone commandos looked the most badass in battlefront 2. The wrist knife got my attention

[@karimsalih6262]

when everything Geetsly talks about, was countered by Sidious's plans.

[@tubby1833]

I guess at least they got the fun time in the barracks.

[@Dakarai_Knight]

Lol when he said jo i rewinded cuz i was like he didn't say it 😂

[@jayaleearts]

@@Dakarai_Knight you too, that explains the posters and pictures where ever the clones settle. Theres some of Padme or her hamdmaiden.

[@rijuchaudhuri]

7:32 "At least Commander Fox had to endure it too." That's cold bro!

[@ebonkinght]

To think shock troopers thought they has the safest job of the GAR.

[@gavinbanks1214]

They loved it. The clones loved war. It’s all they knew

[@fuscomania]

That would be an interesting story arch for the clone wars, a group of clones realizing how bad their lives are and attempt escape

[@lukedragan7859]

I feel bad for the poor shab'ike, they were literally slaves and the Jedi didn't do anything to help them in that sense, and on top of it all, they don't even live half as long as a normal person, even if they did survive combat.

[@FalconWindblader]

The jedi has been reduced from a monastic organization seeking spiritual enlightenment & helping the downtrodden, to just a glorified overpowered police force of the republic, & with shit ridiculous rules at that. while the movies, being centered around the likes of Obi-wan kinda have us believe that jedi are in general like them, the truth is that they're actually the minority. the jedi, by the time of the clone wars, has gotten more interested in maintaining their numbers & preserving order for the republic, than actually helping people.

[@lukedragan7859]

@@FalconWindblader Yeah, all in all they were not good people. And they kinda deserved to die, don't get me wrong there were some good ones and I don't like the sith but the Jedi needed to go.

[@justjoking5841]

The Republic relied too heavily on Jedi intervention in missions because of a corrupt and ineffective police and security force.

[@StonewallTitlow]

Clone Troopers: Man our lives were hell. Sixth Army at Stalingrad: First Time?

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

“A single sour-patch kid would put a clone trooper into convulsions.” Geetzley probably

[@TheGreaterDane]

I really wish more jedi generals were like Kenobi, Skywalker, and Plo Koon. Instead, most were like Pong Krell at worst, and at best just seeing clones as slightly better droids

[@usmanya5110]

or just didn't care in general and only cared about the mission.

[@Meirstein]

The real question is how the Kaminoans dealt with hundreds of thousands of people all going through puberty at the same time.

[@rangerleaf1505]

It is said they have a larger porn collection then the Jedi archives

[@ebonkinght]

@@rangerleaf1505 Twi'lek porn to be persist.

[@davelastname8074]

Just be glad the clones are all men. Imagine hundreds of thousands of women going through a period at ounce lmao.

[@matthewlong7547]

@@davelastname8074 You could stain the oceans of kamino with such a bloodbath

[@RobertPage562]

R.I.P every clone who died in battle. They're free now.

[@isaakfrmla]

When I was younger seeing Star Wars my favorite characters were the Jedi but after the clone wars had come out the clones quickly became my favorite characters and even more so after I joined the military

[@acreativeeccentric.9312]

The “born to die” in the thumbnail is pretty accurate to a clone in a nutshell.

[@harrykirkham220]

5:27 they had a few hours to do what... 😳😳😳

[@HK-07]

Clones in the barracks: *MEAT BEATING SOUNDS INTENSIFY*

[@fezza6143]

lmao

[@simpleclonetrooper2740]

As a simple Clone Trooper I can confirm.

[@drylotion4056]

*War, war never changes. War can change a man but the conflict itself doesn't change at all.*

[@ReaIHuman]

I want a star wars game where you play as a regular clone, fighting droids and watching your comrades die right in front of you. By the end of your adventure you meet the same fate as your brothers.

[@Nemo-Nihil]

There's lines here and there in the Clone Wars, where Clones said "it's okay, we're just clones." As if they were nothing but replacement parts.

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

Fun Fact: The Skaven were based on Hitlers Inner Circle and Stormvermin were based on the SS

[@orthodoxtheosis]

The best kind of slave is one who thinks he's free

[@iamsearchingforthefiletmignon]

That’s most people

[@burningrivers0616]

Society.

[@Noacuracy]

ElEcTiOnS

[@wolftimeplusguineapigs3862]

Sometimes your clone videos make me depressed..

[@geetslys]

They all make me depressed.

[@RhantheSlayer]

Star Wars is a tragedy after all. And the clones were the only ones with any form of humanity

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

@@geetslys than you would love how much I’ve tortured my own clone trooper character.

[@indianajones4321]

You should do a video on customized Clone helmets. Awesome video as always

[@geetslys]

OOOH GOOD IDEA!

[@tadhgmcelligott3693]

@@geetslys very nice M.A.S.H reference in the vid

[@HalduBouyaNono2]

It get even worse when you realize that the jedi were almost the only friends of Clones in the galaxy, and they were forced to killed them during and after the Order 66

[@Adamizer-2000]

Wasn’t there a similar thing to that music in Vietnam, where they played music US soldiers liked and read letters collected from dead US soldiers. It differs in the propaganda, but it’s still very similar.

[@allnamesaretakenful]

The Jedi and the Republic deserved to fall. The Empire deserved to fall.

[@Stl10699]

This reminds me of my time in the Army Infantry. Train for 7 months learning dicipline, doing shooting drills, weapons maintenance, bay maintenance, weapons classes, eating same food everyday, and then going to bed for the remaining 7 hrs of your day. If you do have an hour to kill your told to do something productive. Then you go to your unit and it's the same thing with the ability to have your phone when not busy and go off base, but that can be taken away from you if your a bad soldier. And your told not to engage in politics, well more like keep it to yourself. It sounds like a bad life but some people need it and absolutely love it.

[@patricioperez7323]

I feel sorry for the battalion that was under pong krells command, seeing how abusive he was toward the 501. It’s no doubt he didn’t do the same to his squad.

[@lightningonlycommentsonce5824]

The more I watch these videos about Star Wars lore the more I realize that the Star Wars universe isn't as family friendly as the advertisements would lead you to believe.

[@korvexus9922]

You see, the clones are trained all their life for battle but if you _really_ think about it, they've never actually been in a battle before so they are actually inexperienced whereas the Droids were already programmed to be in a battle but the clones were still able to beat them.

[@paulk.dicostanzo2279]

7:55 Maybe the better moniker would have been, “Ryloth Rose”?

[@ivanbro1208]

Even after watching every single star wars movie both from lucas and disney i can safely admit i only enjoyed watching those shows that were mainly about the clones...thus the clone wars was my favorite part of the entire star wars universe

[@nickvinsable3798]

CIS Droids. Not all clones were combat focused; some were mechanics/engineers who worked on the starfighters (think U.S. Aircraft Carrier crews on deck). Thus, its probably a good idea to also explain what those Mouse droids on Mustafar were doing in “Revenge of the Sith”…

[@AtomicF0x]

This is why I like Captain Faro Argyus from the Clone Wars show. He may have been a traitor to the republic, but now that we know how messed up the war was for clones (and everyone), was it any wonder that a _non-clone_ soldier like Argyus jumped at Dooku's offer to leave the republic and better his life "beyond empty servitude"?

[@Maniac_to_society]

I love the clones, they deserve better, they sacrifice their selves which makes me grieve for their troubles. I would gladly take in a group of clones if I was in star wars and treat them like family. And synce they are all brothers they are loyal to each other and that's how I like people. They should have a full right.

[@zer0zz829]

5:25 "Alright ARC troopers we are deplo- where's Echo?" "C'mon C'mon play I don't have alot of time before deployment ah there we go *the hub drums*"

[@fezza6143]

HAHA

[@L3arning_Edits]

“Just like the simulations” Ok but you see that the Jedi cared about them: there’s many examples but I’m going to give one that not a lot of people my remember. When Ahsoka was left alone with Rex and just like 3 other troopers she decided to go after Grevious so they could escape, and when Rex found out he protested and wanted to go to help her but she said “that’s an order, Rex!” Not wanting them to potentially die or get seriously injured.

[@PhoenixT70]

5:25 really caught me off guard. XD

[@marshalllatta2073]

are you saying we just pass off the Domino squad The are living beings not objects

[@jaeger.editz_]

Agreed💯

[@Kevin-ek4fi]

"Born to die" *literally any human being*

[@iiVitality]

that thumbnail really radiates the «born to shit, forced to wipe» vibes

[@Werrf1]

The thing is that, while to you and I a life of constant drills and military training sounds awful, the clones probably enjoyed it. Yes, a good part of that is because they were brainwashed and never knew anything different, but it's also deeply satisfying and, yes, even fun to do something you're good at in the company of people you love.

[@branstone]

7:34 that clone got a Crazzyyyyy chin

[@futurafreeze]

I like how you dont really pull punches or sugarcoat what life as a clone was really like

[@luciddreamer616]

The creation and conditioning of a clone army was an unforgivable atrocity for which everyone involved deserved the death penalty.

[@happyheartstv1431]

My brother and I have Star Wars Lego sets, and a few sets have clones. Since neither of us are even 12, we don’t go into these deep subjects with the clones and ultimately give them pretty easy lives, or at least better ones than they would get in the clone wars. So I think people should treat any clone characters of theirs well.

[@ThomasThings]

5:26 That caught me really off guard

[@lobstershark5059]

7:29 really got me, I don’t know how he said that so calmly

[@alexanderpersson3999]

So essentially the experience of the movie "Soldier"?

[@samblakeley6968]

Wake up Shoot droid Sleep

[@nikobellic4203]

The last model of clone trooper helmet brings sadness to me everytime I see it

[@barnettmcgowan8978]

Great video. I wonder if Lucas based the Clones on the Janissaries, the elite slave soldiers of the Ottoman Sultan. The parallels are interesting.

[@edwarddelacruz3923]

Once you hear the backstory and lore entirely, that thumbnail image hits hard.

[@AustynSN]

Something I've wondered: The Republic already had people of higher military ranks, such as Captain Tarkin, (who, as I understand, retired from military service, then returned due to the war), etc. Therefore, I wonder this: The Republic likely had at least a small military before the war, but not a "GRAND Army of the Republic". This likely included a few million privates (This is, after all, an intragalactic batallion, after all. I've always assumed the clones numbered in the billions.) How did the existing grunts meld with the sudden influx of clone troopers at their side? How did the clone troopers deal with them? Were they all decommissioned or did they fight along side the clone troopers?

[@MERCENARYTAO1]

From my understanding of the legends lore: The republic didn’t have an official military but most planets did and they were recognized by the republic. Even companies had armies/militia since they need local enforcement (ie: trade federation). When the clone wars started most of the planets that stayed with the republic kept their armies and folded them into the grand army. The clones were more like marines and would be the first in an assault as well as being used for defense of critical infrastructure. So if the CIS invaded a system that planets army would fight them until the clones showed up to continue it if they really had to. There were billions of clones but being spread across a galaxy meant that they were mostly only used for the really important battles and invasions. That’s my understanding. If you ask Lucas he said there were like a million clones that fought with no normal life forms beside them. Which is pretty stupid when considering how big an entire galaxy is :/

[@StrikerFX47]

Its truly disturbing to see the true implications of a clone troopers life in general. Its depressing they were good men who deserved freedom and better lives.

[@COMMANDER_FOX]

“You sure as hell wouldn’t want to live it” me who didn’t have a choice but did love being a clone

[@Normalguy1690]

Spend all your life training to become the best of the best then you get to go to your 1st battle. You load into the LAAT and as you head in the trooper next to you says “good thing those bugs can’t aim” then boom your gunship gets hit and you fly out of the troop hold to fall to your death.

[@adammyers7383]

I’d like to believe that part of why Rex was able to fight back was because he learned from Anakin that following orders is not always the right course of action, while the chip in the clones always had them repeating “good clones follow orders”. In that headcanon, it also makes sense why Cody couldn’t fight back-Obi-Wan’s style was usually to question things silently and mull them over rather than outright reject them (with a few exceptions).

[@greatwarriorstruggler9447]

I think he learned mostly from Fives’ but yeah Anakin inspired all of 501st.

[@De4deye.]

The insiders guide for Clone Troopers

[@demonslayerXP]

5:30 I'm sorry they did WHAT in the barracks?!

[@kiesarisunny13]

Clones were the real victims of the Clone Wars

[@daniharkness00]

It's not often the master let's you decorate your own chains.

[@r34p3r2]

Super-nice

[@geetslys]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@r34p3r2]

@@geetslysthank you for making awesome Star Wars content!!!

[@rebecca2903]

They either died a hero and lowkey broke our hearts or followed Order 66 and also made us depressed

[@MACE_HINDU]

Just shows how bad the republic was hell at least the empire gave them the option to retire most did not cuz they where beyond great fully to even be given that option so most stayed

[@OFWROL]

So you’re mace windu’s drug selling cousin, so uh where’s the death sticks

[@MACE_HINDU]

@@OFWROL want some death sticks eyy ill be in level 1313

[@blackstallion7927]

@@MACE_HINDU I'll give you 200 credits.

[@themosinguy6508]

so kamino is basically the 29 Palms of the star wars universe

[@louisdemm1758]

With how much training they had, it's a wonder how so many died on the battlefield.

[@cricket8960]

Geetsly's: *releases another video about clones* Me: What about the droid attack on the Wookies?

[@RM-jq5vi]

clone commandos definitely didnt have it worst. some had amazing sergeants like bralor or skirata, and while some had terrible ones like Vau who would beat them up or others who would force them to fight each other, all the training sergeants hated the aiwha-bait and so they at least wouldnt be reconditioned (as much).

[@xkazi_loves_carsx1921]

Me on halloween gonna wear this in highschool My brain:life is a battle feild

[@battlemage-yx6zw]

So basically Ryloth Risa is the Star Wars equivalent of Hanoi Hannah, right?

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

The clone wars series rarely showed the bad side of clone lives, it did show they were all brothers in arms that every clone who died was another loss but it didn't show every droning moment of their lives every drill every exercise... I can only note of two times maybe when the clone wars series actually showed the bad side one with the new recruits on Rishi and I can't remember the other. Even Clone 99 was one of their brothers despite being defective. The whole reason Commander Cody Jokes with Captain Rex when they land on Rishi shows just how bad their life is that they have to joke about every thing they do.

[@smug8135]

Let’s not forget the Battle of Umbara, where you essentially were lied to by an authoritative figure, to kill your friends and brothers then watched as your general betray you and slaughter 100s of you.

[@neofulcrum5013]

I don’t think anyone truly wants to be a soldier in Star Wars. Well except for the mandalorians. B1s, Clones, Rebels, Stormtroopers etc. They get killed in the hundreds. Sometimes not even from the enemy. The wildlife and plants are just as likely to make a meal of you.

[@fauzyabdallah8158]

warhammer 40k: adorable

[@legitimate8463]

Yeah, like Hardcase (or whatever his name is, the one that got eaten by a thing that grows on umbara. Someone yeeted a rock at it and it suddenly ate it)

[@badgamemaster]

Idea for a video: What do the crew of Geetsly's believe the Rep should have done with the clones after the war (if Pally didn't took over).